巴布亚新几内亚密尔内湾雨林多达3 900万棵树面临伐木风险,威胁生物多样性、碳储存和土著社区。 Up to 39 million trees in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay rainforest are at risk of logging, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage, and Indigenous communities.

巴布亚新几内亚密尔内湾雨林多达3 900万棵树面临被登船运到中国的危险,威胁到生物多样性、碳储存和土著社区。 Up to 39 million trees in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay rainforest are at risk of being logged and shipped to China, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage, and Indigenous communities. 伐木者正在向8个社区提供现金和基础设施承诺,其中许多社区获得基本服务的机会有限,从而增加了其脆弱性。 Loggers are offering cash and infrastructure promises to eight communities, many with limited access to basic services, increasing their vulnerability. 森林拥有全球7%的物种和69亿吨碳,支撑着濒危野生动物。 The forest, home to 7% of global species and 6.9 billion tonnes of carbon, supports endangered wildlife. 环境团体Cool Earth正通过现金转移和森林监测培训帮助三个社区抵制伐木,另有五个社区寻求支持。 Environmental group Cool Earth is helping three communities resist logging through cash transfers and forest monitoring training, with five others seeking support. 如果没有紧急干预,几十万公顷原始雨林可能丧失。 Without urgent intervention, hundreds of thousands of hectares of primary rainforest could be lost.